Gold Coast Section Project Awards

The APA Florida Gold Coast Section is pleased to announce the opening of its 2024 Project Awards Program application cycle. This awards program provides the section with the opportunity to recognize outstanding planning work created in and for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties at our annual Awards and Holiday Celebration Event - this year scheduled for Nov. 14.

The program provides Gold Coast Section members with the chance to see and learn about conservation, development, environment and other projects, where planning has had a positive impact. The Awards Jury members will be reviewing submittals for their innovativeness, quality, and potential for replication/scalability.

Eligible planning projects are those completed within the last two years in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. All award applications must be completed by 5 pm on Friday, Oct. 11.

An entry fee of $50 for APA members, $75 for non-APA members is required per submittal.

Incomplete applications or those not received by the Gold Coast Section by the deadline will not be considered.

Please send any awards related questions to vice-chair@goldcoastplanning.org.

There are awards categories:

PROJECT OR STUDY

There are six categories:

• Best Plan, Report, or Study
• Best Practice
• Grassroots Initiative
• Implementation
• Public Outreach
• Innovation for Sustaining Places

Each entry must upload relevant files to show why you should win. Jury members are looking for complete information and easy to understand schematics, plans, drawings, studies, etc. You must also explain who your project is:

• Innovative
• Excellence in Quality
• Give the Role of Planners
• Effectiveness and Results

SPECIAL AWARDS

There are two Special Award options:

• Oliver Kerr Lifetime Achievement Award: This award honors the contributions, dedication, spirit of service, professionalism, and actions of an individual planner.
• Gold Coast Impact on Planning Award: This award honors the contributions and actions of an individual, partnership, or firm in private practice in the region.

You will be asked to provide a two-page narrative for the Special Award for which you are applying.

For the Oliver Kerr Award, provide the name, title, and brief history of the nominated individual.

For the Impact on Gold Coast Award, provide the name, title, and brief history of the nominated partnership / firm and explain how the nominee(s) has made an impact on the greater planning profession.

You can provide a summary to supplement your entry.

STUDENT AWARD

For current or newly graduated students only.

Please provide:

• A one-page narrative of the Project or Study that includes the title and date
• Names and titles of all contributors
• An abstract of the project's intent and goals.
• Any Project or Study documents to supplement your entry